Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

On Poseidon Island, at the sacrificial temple, Huan Yin was constantly plucking the strings of her harp towards the trident of Poseidon.

Accompanied by melodious music, the trident emitted bursts of sea-blue light, seemingly enjoying the beautiful music.

The first test of the God of Music was to activate the Trident of the Sea God. Huan Yin had actually done this a year ago. For her now, playing the zither was cultivation, and being illuminated by the light of the Sea God and the light of the God of Music at the same time, her cultivation speed was exceptionally fast.

Originally, her aptitude was only on par with Bai Chenxiang's, but now her level is much higher than Bai Chenxiang's, and she has even caught up with the other members of the Royal Fighting Team. She is now at level 75.

"To make the Trident of the Sea God emit such a dazzling light, it seems you have mastered the seventh level of the Yao Guang Music Score. You are truly a musical prodigy, one in a hundred years," Sea God Douluo Poseidon praised as he entered the hall.

She has also studied instruments such as the harp, but in this respect, she is far inferior to Huanyin.

After Huan Yin activated the Trident of the Sea God, she entered the true test of the God of Music. She had gained the God of Music's attention because of the Yao Guang Music Score, so her test was also related to this score.

The musical score that Tianlin gave her was not only a melody, but also a martial arts technique. It contained internal energy cultivation methods and various sonic skills. The technique was divided into ten levels. As long as Huan Yin practiced the tenth level, she could achieve the position of a god.

"You flatter me, senior. May I ask what brings you here?" Huan Yin stopped playing, bowed to Poseidon, and asked.

"By divine decree of the God of Music, you and your companions are to participate in an assessment. This is the assessment content." Poseidon tossed a golden card to Huanyin, which landed squarely in Huanyin's hand.

"Assessment: Challenge a Title Douluo and defeat the Sea Maiden Douluo, one of the Seven Guardians of the Sea God's Pillars." Huan Yin read the contents of the card.

Poseidon explained, "Although the God of Music is not a combat-type deity, he absolutely cannot be a weakling who cannot fight. Among the seven sons of the Sea God, the Sea Maiden Douluo is the only Title Douluo who fights with music. Huan Yin, let me see, is the music of her Sea Demon Flute more beautiful, or is the timbre of your seven-stringed zither more melodious?"

"Yes, senior." Huan Yin withdrew her martial spirit and walked out of the temple. She usually didn't participate in the assessment with her companions, so she didn't have many opportunities to meet them. Now that she had a chance to be with them, she was truly overjoyed.

On the other side, everyone else also received information about their fifth trial, which was also a challenge against a Title Douluo.

"The fifth of the Nine Trials of the Sea God: The Challenge of the Pillar Guardians. The timer starts from the first Pillar Guardian you challenge. You must complete all the challenges within thirty-six hours. You will pass only if you defeat all seven Pillar Guardians."

This is Ning Rongrong's test. Just like Tang San in the original novel, it takes thirty-six hours, or three days, to defeat seven Title Douluos.

However, there are some differences. Because her second spirit only has three spirit rings, Ning Rongrong is still more of a support type. It's not unrealistic for the Sea God to expect a support type to fight seven opponents in three days. Therefore, Ning Rongrong can choose a helper who has already passed all the tests to assist her in the tests.

"Although I can find a helper, time is tight, and the chances of success are still limited," Ning Rongrong said with distress. The important thing is that she doesn't know who to choose.

So far, only Meng Yiran, Bai Chenxiang, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Feng have passed the assessment.

Of the four, Bai Chenxiang can be ruled out first, since a pure agility-type Soul King can't really help much. Meng Yiran is also not a good choice. Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda doesn't amplify her poison effect well; it only has a six-day amplification. In fact, the best approach would be to combine the six-day amplification with the first five for a double amplification.

Of the remaining two, Yu Feng is undoubtedly stronger, approaching the Soul Douluo level, while Zhu Zhuqing is slightly weaker. However, back when she participated in the Double Soul Battle at Shrek Academy, she and Ning Rongrong were the famous goddess duo, the Seven Treasures Spirit Cats, with excellent teamwork.

After careful consideration, Ning Rongrong finally made her choice: "Zhu Qing, can you lend me a hand?"

Compared to the stronger Yu Feng, Ning Rongrong chose her best friend with whom she shared a deep understanding. After all, she was no longer a pure support character. During battle, she could switch between the Snow Maiden martial soul and Zhu Zhuqing's to coordinate, which might be more effective.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled slightly, "Of course, Rongrong. It's been a long time since our Seven Treasures Spirit Cat duo has performed together on stage. This time, our opponent is a Title Douluo, which is perfect."

“I originally thought our assessment was already very difficult, but compared to Rongrong, it’s nothing at all.” Yu Tianheng sighed and took out his assessment card. “It seems we only need to face one Title Douluo, and they will only use 60% of their strength.”

This differs from the original story. In the original, they fought against a Title Douluo at their full strength with Ning Rongrong's assistance. Now, they've lost that assistance, but their opponents can only use 60% of their power, which is still relatively fair. Otherwise, excluding those with cheat-like abilities like Tianlin and Tang San, a pure Soul Saint or Soul Douluo would have no chance against a Title Douluo.

"Everyone, if you need to challenge those Sea Douluo, I can lend you a hand!" Xiao Bai's voice came clearly from the water. "Thank you for helping me defeat the Demon Orca King. In return, I can be your sparring partner and tell you about the characteristics of the seven Sea Douluo's martial souls."

"Really? That's great! Thank you so much, Little Whitey!" Everyone was overjoyed. Tianlin often said that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. As long as they had information about their opponent, their chances of winning would definitely increase.

"Hmm!" Xiaobai leaped out of the water, transforming into a beautiful woman. "Then I'll tell you about the Sea Douluo's martial soul and level first, and then you tell me which Sea Douluo each of you will face."

Xiao Bai said seriously, "The seven Sea Douluo, also known as the Seven Sons of the Sea God, are the guardians of our Sea God Island. Their strength is even greater than that of the titled Douluo on the mainland at the same level, because their spirit rings are almost all from high-age spirit beasts in the sea. There are definitely more and stronger spirit beasts in the sea than on land, so you must not be careless."

"Among the Sea Douluos, the strength from lowest to highest is as follows: Level 92 Sea Maiden Douluo, Level 92 Sea Star Douluo, Level 92 Sea Ghost Douluo, Level 92 Sea Horse Douluo, Level 93 Sea Demon Douluo, Level 94 Sea Spear Douluo, and Level 95 Sea Dragon Douluo."

"Among them, the last three Title Douluos possess domains, and their strength is far greater than that of the first four, especially the Sea Dragon Douluo, who has already reached the level of a Super Douluo."

Hearing Xiaobai's introduction, the young people felt heavy-hearted. Those who were lucky enough to be among the first few had a chance of winning, but those who were among the last three were probably in jeopardy, since none of the people here, except for Ning Rongrong, had the power of a domain to fight against them.

Chapter 474 Divine Fire Phoenix

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Yu Tianheng, as the team leader when Tianlin was not present, was the first to step forward. "My opponent is Sea Spear Douluo. What about you?"

Tianheng also felt very unlucky, as he was the first to face the second-ranked tough guy. Fortunately, he was the one facing him, so his companions wouldn't have to.

“I am Hai Wang,” Osro said.

As the two strongest members of the team, they shared the burden of being two of the most powerful among the Seven Sons of Poseidon, which was undoubtedly good news for others.

The others have also determined their opponents. Dugu Yan is the Starfish Douluo, and Shi Mo Shi Mo is special. They are two against two, and the two of them will fight against the Seahorse Douluo and the Sea Ghost Douluo at the same time.

Oscar, however, was the only one whose hand holding the card was trembling.

Meng Yiran snatched her boyfriend's card away. "What are you shaking about? There's only one sea maiden left now. Your opponent is the weakest of the seven titled ones. You should be happy."

But when she saw the name "Sea Dragon" written in large characters on the card, her hands trembled. "How is this possible? Why is it Sea Dragon Douluo and not Sea Maiden Douluo?"

"What?" Xiao Bai exclaimed in surprise. "Could it be that Lord Sea God made a mistake? How could a food-type Soul Saint possibly be a match for Sea Dragon Douluo? Hey, kid, did you offend Lord Sea God somewhere? Or is it because your Soul Curse is too despicable that Lord Sea God can't stand it?"

"No way, I didn't decide on this soul curse myself. What kind of person is the Sea God? Why would he care about such a trivial matter?" Oscar said in distress.

Xiao Bai thought it made sense. Surely the Sea God wouldn't be so petty? He stroked his chin, looking puzzled. "That's strange. Logically speaking, the Sea God wouldn't give an impossible test. Oscar's opponent seems more reasonable than the Sea Maiden Douluo, doesn't he?"

"Because the Sea Maiden Douluo's opponent is me!" Just then, Huan Yin descended from the sky under the guidance of Poseidon.

Everyone was overjoyed to see her, especially Yu Feng. Since arriving here, he had spent very little time with his wife because he had to participate in the assessments.

"Everyone, I can finally participate in the assessment with you all this time," Huan Yin said happily.

"So the Sea Maiden Douluo was assigned to Sister Huanyin, huh? That means Oscar's bad luck; he's left with only the Sea Dragon," Xiaobai analyzed.

"Not so!" Poseidon's gentle voice rang out as she looked at Oscar and said, "Lord Poseidon gave you this test because he judged that you had the ability to defeat a Sea Dragon Douluo at 60% of his strength. Although I don't know the basis for it, you need to think carefully about what your greatest asset is."

"The biggest asset?" Oscar considered it carefully, then his eyes lit up. "Haha, I get it! I'm going to win this time! It's just a Sea Dragon Douluo at 60% of his strength, let him come! I'll defeat him in no time! Wahahaha!!"

Seeing Oscar laughing so smugly, Xiaobai walked up to Meng Yiran in confusion. "Is something wrong with your husband's brain? Has he been scared out of his wits? He was looking so dejected just now, but now he's so smug that he doesn't even recognize his own mother. You know, his opponent is the strongest of the Seven Sons of the Sea God."

Meng Yiran shook her head. "No, Oscar is definitely going to win." Clearly, she was thinking the same thing as Oscar.

Hearing this, Xiaobai didn't ask any more questions. Since they were so confident, let them give it a try.

In the following days, Xiao Bai worked hard to give everyone special training. Although their opponents were restricted to using only 60% of their strength, even 60% of the strength of a Title Douluo was far superior to that of an ordinary Soul Douluo. If they did not greatly improve their combat ability in a short period of time, it would be very difficult to win.

As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, Xiaobai's strength is at the Title Douluo level. Moreover, she possesses a domain, and her combat power is no less than that of the Sea Spear Douluo among the Seven Sons of the Sea God. She is a very good sparring partner.

Meanwhile, in another dimension in the far north, Qin Ming and Ma Hongjun's assessment continued.

"Qin Ming, you have passed the fourth test of the Black-level Four Trials. As a reward, your soul power will increase by one level. Since you have passed all four tests of the Black-level Four Trials, you will receive an additional level of soul power, bringing your current level to eighty-eight!"

Qin Ming's level is even higher than those on Seagod Island, after all, he has a solid foundation. When he first arrived here, he was already around level 77.

After six months of arduous training in the demonic flames, he broke through to level 78. He then passed the first test and advanced to level 79. In the second test, he cultivated to level 80 and obtained a divinely bestowed soul ring.

He absorbed a spirit ring and leveled up two more times, reaching level eighty-two.

Then, the second, third, and fourth tests combined raised him four levels. In addition, his three years of hard work raised him two more levels, finally bringing him to level eighty-eight. Now, he is not far from becoming a Title Douluo.

"Ma Hongjun, you have passed the fourth of the Nine Trials of the God of Fire. You are rewarded with 10% more affinity with the God of Fire, bringing your current level to 35%!" A handsome red-haired man with a perfect physique emerged from the raging flames.

He was Ma Hongjun, who had undergone the baptism of demonic flames, his evil fire extinguished, and his transformation complete.

After the demonic flames were completely purified, they merged into Ma Hongjun's body and became the purest divine fire. At this moment, Ma Hongjun's martial soul finally completed its final evolution.

A divine-level martial soul, the Divine Fire Phoenix!

He also gained a talent domain, the Phoenix Domain, which greatly enhances the power of fire attacks and can assimilate all non-living matter within the domain into phoenix flames. As long as the domain is still there, Ma Hongjun is invincible. Even if he is shattered to pieces, he can be reborn from the flames in an instant. It can be said that as long as the opponent cannot break his domain, he is almost invincible.

In the original story, this domain could only be used when he activated his Martial Soul True Body state, but now it's different. As a divine-level Martial Soul's innate domain, just like Tianlin's Demon Suppression Domain, it can be activated whenever he wants.

Yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, eight soul rings emerged from Ma Hongjun's body. The eighth ring was black with a hint of red, clearly indicating that it was close to 100,000 years old.

"Not bad, Hongjun, you've finally broken through to the Soul Douluo level." Qin Ming said with satisfaction. The child he had been wholeheartedly nurturing had finally reached the same level as him, which made him very proud.

Moreover, given the huge difference in the quality of their martial souls, Qin Ming knew that he probably couldn't defeat Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun is now capable of fighting against ordinary Title Douluo.

"Hehe, Teacher Qin, just imagine how happy the dean will be when we get back and see how strong we are now," Ma Hongjun said smugly.

This guy has become more handsome, but his personality is still the same—carefree and easygoing.

"You two are really good. Well then, Ma Hongjun, begin your fifth test." The Flame Lord suddenly descended from the sky. "Your fifth test is to defeat me at 70% of my strength. Your teacher is allowed to assist in the battle. Get ready and begin."

Ma Hongjun and Qin Ming exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Alright, then please give us your guidance, senior."

After saying that, the Divine Fire Phoenix and the Blazing Fire Wolf pounced on the Flame Lord, and a scorching battle of flames broke out in this sweltering hell.

The Kingdom of Barak, Soto City.

"Uncle, you should be alright now. See if you can move around." Ye Lingling had just finished treating an elderly disabled man.

The old man's legs had been broken by a nobleman's carriage, but fortunately a kind person brought him to Ye Lingling's place in time. Ye Lingling is now a renowned doctor, and she and Gu Ran are also walking their own paths here.

Chapter 475 The Lord of the Planes and the Core of Life

With Ye Lingling's help, the old man tried to stand up. His legs were still a little weak, but he did not fall down.

"She stood up! She really stood up!" The old man was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He was about to kneel down before Ye Lingling. "Young lady, I have no way to repay your great kindness to this old man. Please accept my bow."

"Uncle, you mustn't! You're so old. It would be too much of an honor for me to pay respects to a junior like you!" Ye Lingling quickly helped the old man up. Treating his legs was not a difficult task for her Nine Heart Begonia, and she couldn't accept such a grand gesture.

“Lingling is right, and besides, it’s not you who should kneel down.” Just then, Gu Ran walked over, carrying someone by the collar. It was the young nobleman who had been running rampant in the bustling city.

"Kneel down and apologize to this old man." Gu Ran threw the nobleman to the ground.

Having just witnessed Gu Ran's power, the man almost immediately abandoned his noble dignity and kowtowed repeatedly to the old man, saying, "I'm sorry, old man, I was wrong. I'm willing to compensate you. Please forgive me. I will never come again."

"To tame a nobleman so completely, did you use those ten cruel tortures from the Qing Dynasty that Xiaotian mentioned to scare him?" Ye Lingling walked up to Gu Ran and laughed.

Gu Ran nodded. "Yes, these nobles are spineless. I haven't even really done anything yet, they just fainted after I threatened them a few times."

Having received medical treatment and compensation, the old man no longer cared about anything. After all, he was just an ordinary person, and it wouldn't be good to offend the nobles too much.

Seeing this, Gu Ran let the nobleman leave. Of course, before leaving, he warned the nobleman that he would visit the old man every now and then. If he ever found that they had come to settle scores with the old man after he left, he would rush to their house and tear them to pieces.

Gu Ran is now a Soul Saint, and no ignorant noble would offend such a young Soul Saint just to vent their anger, since he represents the future Title Douluo.

Over the past few years, the two have traveled all over China, doing good deeds and eliminating evil. They have earned the reputation of being "divine beings who punish evil and heal the sick and save lives."

"Gu Ran, do you think we can really achieve the unattainable success that Xiao Tian mentioned by doing such small things?" Ye Lingling asked doubtfully. "Besides, we don't have the boost from the Divine Trial, so our levels have probably already fallen behind others. You are level 74 now, and I am level 72. I think Tian Heng and the others are at least close to level 80."

Gu Ran laughed and said, "I don't know either, but the boss said that everything starts from small things. I also know that with my aptitude, I won't be favored by the gods, and it will be difficult for me to become a god on my own. The path that the boss pointed out to me is indeed the most suitable method for me. Anyway, the boss likes freedom. When he goes to explore more distant places in the future, we will take care of protecting this continent."

The path that Tianlin pointed out to Gu Ran and Ye Lingling back then was actually the path to becoming the master of the Douluo Continent plane and the core of life.

These two divine positions are different from the others. They do not require the inheritance of a deity, but rather the recognition of the world. Only those who protect the world's safety and lead the continent's growth are qualified to inherit these two divine positions.

Ye Lingling and Gu Ran are far from reaching that level yet, so Tianlin told them to start with small things. This path requires a lot of perseverance and must be continued day after day for decades.

For people like Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong to become gods, it might only take a few years from the time they begin to undergo the assessment, but for them, it would take decades or even centuries.

The most unique aspect of these two divine positions is that they do not gain recognition from the world after becoming gods, but rather those who gain the recognition of the world can become gods. Only when more and more people on the continent recognize them in the future can Tianlin find a way to officially help them start the assessment for these two divine positions.